{{short description|Species of moth}}

{{Speciesbox | image = Orange Mint Moth 9297.8.24.07.w.wiki.jpg | taxon = Pyrausta orphisalis | authority = Walker, 1859<ref name="bugguide">{{Cite web|last=McLeod|first=Robin|date=12 January 2005|title=Species Pyrausta orphisalis - Orange Mint Moth - Hodges#5058|url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/9724|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Bugguide}}</ref><ref name="natureserve">{{Cite web|title=Pyrausta orphisalis|url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.745757/Pyrausta_orphisalis|access-date=2021-04-21|website=NatureServe Explorer}}</ref> | synonyms = *''Pyrausta ochosalis'' <small>Dyar, 1903</small> }}

'''''Pyrausta orphisalis''''', the '''orange mint moth''' or '''orange-spotted pyrausta''', is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.<ref name="bugguide" /><ref name="alberta">{{Cite web|last=Bird|first=C. D.|date=2008|title=Pyrausta orphisalis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum|url=https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6266|access-date=2021-04-21|website=University of Alberta Museums Search Site}}</ref> It is found in North America from Newfoundland west to British Columbia, south to Florida and New Mexico.<ref name="alberta" />

The wingspan is about 15-17&nbsp;mm.<ref name="bugguide" /><ref name="alberta" /> The moth flies from mid June to late July depending on the location.<ref name="alberta" />

The larvae feed on various mint species, including ''Monarda''.<ref name="alberta" />

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orphisalis Category:Moths of North America Category:Moths described in 1859 Category:Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)

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